ONE NEW CASE TODAY - 'IMPORTED'

 Filenews 31 August 2020

The Ministry of Health informs that, according to an update received today by the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit from contracting laboratories, a total of 1,916 laboratory diagnoses have identified 1 new case of COVID-19 disease.

The virus-positive atom resulted from 1,190 samples taken as part of a passenger and repatriated check, a Polish man who arrived in Paphos through Germany on Saturday..

In addition, the following laboratory tests were carried out, without the detection of a case:

• From samples taken as part of the programme of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special teams through the Public Health Clinics, 164 laboratory tests were completed,
• From samples taken through a private initiative, 307 laboratory diagnoses were completed,
• From samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals, 112 laboratory diagnoses were carried out,
• From samples taken at the barricades, 43 laboratory tests were completed,
• From the student control program, a laboratory examination was carried out.
• From a programme carried out by the Ministry of Justice and Public Order to check the staff working on the premises of the Courts, we have had a result for 11 samples, and
• From samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases, 88 laboratory diagnoses were carried out.

Therefore, and on the basis of the data so far, the total number of cases is 1,488.

In addition, seven COVID-19 patients are being treated at Famagusta General Hospital, including one in the Increased Care Unit. In the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital, a patient is still being treated intubated.

Source: Eyenews